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The equation gives the estimated number of employees at a restaurant, where is the number of years since the restaurant opened. Which of the following is the best interpretation of the number in this context?
Explanation
Choice A is correct. For an exponential function of the form , where and are constants, the initial value of the function—that is, the value of the function when —is and the value of the function increases by a factor of each time increases by . Since the function gives the estimated number of employees at a restaurant and is the number of years since the restaurant opened, the best interpretation of the number in this context is the estimated number of employees when , or when the restaurant opened.
Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.
Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.
Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.